#BettingPeople: JOHNNY DINEEN

#BettingPeople: Professional Punter Johnny Dineen talks to Simon Nott about his career as a professional punter, from his early days clerking at weekends for bookmakers to betting on course and now purely punting for a living, in five parts.

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JOHNNY DINEEN (part 1 of 5)

In Part 1, Johnny talks about how many years he’s been betting for a living as a professional punter, he touches on a subject he’ll go into more depth with, his time as an on-course bookie, how his reputation grew before Betfair changed everything and takes us back to his beginnings in the game.

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JOHNNY DINEEN (part 2 of 5)

Johnny talks about cutting his teeth betting on the end of the line at the dogs, point to points and at the races, deciding to pick and chose which races to bet in, punters becoming harder to beat and adopting an ‘if you can’t beat them join them’ attitude helping get the sharp money on.

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JOHNNY DINEEN (part 3 of 5)

Johnny remembers the moment he decided to turn in on-course bookmaking losing a fortune in money invested in pitches in the process, why he kept his Cheltenham pitch despite Kamikaze betting, how he was always more of a professional punter than he was a bookmaker and how being well-connected opened his eyes.

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JOHNNY DINEEN (part 4 of 5)

Johnny tells us about how his form study and sharp information compliment each other and that networking with other sharp people gives him an edge. He also explains why if he’s backed a horse at 6/4 and it drifts to 11/4 he’s happy to heed the market and get out, how he’s not above chasing his losses and learning to take the rough with the smooth.

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JOHNNY DINEEN (part 5 of 5)

Johnny concludes by explaining how he went from one-figure bets to six-figure liabilities, how taking on punters can ruin a night in with the Mrs watching Netflix, not being as sure of winning as he was, needing to always have something to take to the table for fear of being excluded and how aspiring to bet for a living is akin to aspiring to become a professional footballer.

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